Wetaskiwin Crime

• 2 youths charged with manslaughter after man dies in Wetaskiwin arson

  Two youths are facing manslaughter and arson charges after 67-year-old Donald Robert died in a house fire in the central Alberta city of Wetaskiwin last December.

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2025
  
• Alberta man hit by own stolen truck during theft

  Sheldon Taylor was hit by his own stolen truck in Wetaskiwin on Thursday morning, as a thief made off with the 2001 GMC Sierra.

  Crime

  May 22, 2025
  
• Advertisement
• RCMP seek help identifying suspect in summer sexual assault in Wetaskiwin

  At about 9:45 p.m. on May 28, police said a girl was standing on the sidewalk south of Wetaskiwin City Hall when four young men in a red four-door sedan pulled up.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2022
• Advertisement
• 1st degree murder charges laid in death of man from Wetaskiwin, Alta.

  Brian Michael Dupe was reported missing by his family on Oct. 20, after not being heard from since Oct. 14. His remains were found on Oct. 22.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2022
• Ponoka teenager dead, 2 charged with 2nd-degree murder in Wetaskiwin, Alta.

  The victim, 19-year-old Antwon Bull of Ponoka, Alta., died from his injuries in hospital on Friday evening.

  Crime

  Jul 11, 2022
• Charges laid after stolen truck ditched, taxi carjacked from Edmonton International Airport

  Three people are facing dozens of charges after a stolen truck from Red Deer was tracked to the Edmonton International Airport, where a taxi was stolen and driven into the city.

  Crime

  Nov 18, 2021
• Wetaskiwin receiving 10 additional RCMP officers to manage high crime rate

  The province said the RCMP will establish a six-member regional crime reduction unit to target high-risk and repeat offenders as well as an additional four officers in Wetaskiwin.

  Crime

  Apr 14, 2021
• RCMP believe Wetaskiwin incident may be linked to man’s suspicious death near Leduc

  RCMP believe an incident that took place in Wetaskiwin over the weekend may be linked to the suspicious death of a man near Leduc. 

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2020
• Advertisement
• Man charged after shots fired near school, woman attacked in Wetaskiwin

  A 23-year-old man from central Alberta is facing more than a dozen charges stemming from a violent series of events last month in Wetaskiwin.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2020
• Advertisement
• RCMP looking for man wanted for first-degree murder; may be in Edmonton

  Ryan Jake Applegarth, 27, is wanted in connection to a Jan. 3 homicide in Wetaskiwin, where a 34-year-old man was found dead by RCMP.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2020